Ascension Surname

566,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Ascension Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ascension Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2281:205,05313,979
Mexico2091:593,9059,891
United States481:7,551,228341,161
France251:2,656,909193,074
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
India81:95,883,173728,828
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
England21:27,859,030389,889
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ascension (32,800) may also be a first name.

Ascension Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ascension Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ascension is most common in Spain. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ascension.

How Common Is The Last Name Ascension? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ascension is the 566,665th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 13,060,118 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Ascension reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 26,013th most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 32,800 people.

Ascension is most widely held in Spain, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 205,053. In Spain Ascension is primarily concentrated in: Canary Islands, where 67 percent reside, Andalusia, where 9 percent reside and Madrid, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Spain Ascension exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 37 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Ascension Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ascension has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ascension surname increased 4,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ascension Last Name Statistics demography

Ascension earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.2% less than the national average, earning $34,866 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ascension
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